Across the Bay Area, a growing cohort of founders, investors, and technologists is approaching parenthood in a way that looks very different from traditional family planning. Instead of relying on ...

Prospective parents can now pick embryos based on risk predictions for thousands of diseases and odds for specific traits.

First you choose a partner, then you choose a genome? For this episode of FC Explains, Fast Company Senior Writer Ainsley Harris digs into the rapidly growing world of embryo genetic screening, ...

A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer, obesity, autism, bipolar disorder, even celiac disease. These ...

Are you ready for the era of designer babies? Advances in gene sequencing have now made it possible for embryos to be screened for a host of genetic diseases and physical traits. Private companies are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More research is needed for preimplantation genetic testing for polygenic disorders. Now, it cannot account for ...

Survey reveals nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults support using emerging technology to screen embryos during IVF for risk of developing certain health conditions or traits that arise from more than ...

The future of reproduction now fits in your hand, on your phone. Embryo-screening companies like Nucleus Genomics, Orchid, and Genomic Prediction promise to make one of life’s most intimate decisions ...

Say you’re about to start in vitro fertilization and your clinic offers you a futuristic new option: It can analyze the DNA of the embryos you conceive and let you choose which one to implant based on ...